News
Election Day is here
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Voters will be choosing Chicago’s next mayor today and a new treasurer, too. Polls will be open until 7 p.m.
election 2019
Mayoral candidate Lightfoot had West Side stage to herself
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Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot answered questions about a number of issues before a crowd of a few hundred West Side residents on March 28. Her opponent, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, was a no show at the mayoral forum held less than a week before the April 2nd runoff.
Community
Hear the mayoral candidates one last time before April 2nd runoff
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The Chicago Westside branch of the NAACP and the Austin Quality of Life Plan’s Taskforce for Civic Engagement will host a candidates forum featuring Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle Thursday night.
election 2019
Early voting to select Chicago’s next mayor continues this week
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Voters will also be voting for treasurer, but West Siders won’t be selecting an alderman in the runoff because the incumbents were reelected Feb. 26th in the 28th, 29th and 37th wards.
election 2019
Unsuccessful mayoral candidate Willie Wilson came out on top in 29th, 37th wards
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle also did well in West Side wards; she faces former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot in the April 2nd runoff.
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Mayoral candidates talk West Side investment at NACCP forum
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Eight of the 14 candidates running for mayor Feb. 26th participated in last week’s forum, which was organized by the Chicago Westside chapter of the NAACP.
Chicago gun violence
Gun violence summit this weekend will highlight “endangered” neighborhoods
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Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin has organized Saturday’s event at By the Hand. The public is also invited Thursday, July 7th to a community meeting sponsored by the Greater Austin Independent Political Organization.
News
Head of Austin Chamber running for mayor
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Thirty-year-old Amara Enyia is challenging Rahm Emanuel in a campaign she hopes puts the focus on uniting neighborhoods across the city.
News
Boykin wins Cook County Board primary
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The former chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Danny Davis won a close race Tuesday, beating a field of four other candidates seeking the Democratic nomination.
Community
Clergy request meeting with Toni Preckwinkle about morgue problem
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They’ve asked the Cook County Board president to allow the faith community to oversee and assist with solutions to bury dead bodies piling up at the medical examiner’s office.